Ponder Still Vikings' Starter

Tim Hasselbeck discusses coach Leslie Frazier's decision to keep Christian Ponder at the top of the Vikings' QB depth chart.

Frazier: Ponder is starter but injury a factor

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said that Christian Ponder is "still our starting quarterback" but wouldn't commit to starting him Oct. 13 against the Carolina Panthers, even if his fractured rib is healed by then.

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Upon Further Review: Vikings Week 4

LONDON -- An examination of four hot issues following the Minnesota Vikings' 34-27 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers:Who's the QB? That will be the Vikings' big question during and after their bye week, as they prepare for their next game against the Carolina Panthers on Oct.

Carter on Broncos, Reggie Bush and Giants

ESPN NFL analyst Cris Carter covers Justin Tuck's defense of Tom Coughlin, the Broncos' 4-0 start, Reggie Bush's role in the Lions' offense, the Vikings' QB situation and more.

Vikings at home in London, and with Cassel

LONDON -- For as much as the Minnesota Vikings talked about the inconvenience of giving up a home game to play in Wembley Stadium -- and as sour as they were about a 4,000-mile flight across the Atlantic after back-to-back last-minute collapses -- it was startling just how comfortable the Vikings looked on Sunday evening in London.

Rapid Reaction: Vikings 34, Steelers 27

LONDON -- My thoughts on the Minnesota Vikings 34-27 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Wembley Stadium.What it means: In short, the Vikings' season isn't over.

Raymond, Hodges make debuts

LONDON -- Hello from Wembley Stadium, where we're about an hour from kickoff between the Vikings and Steelers. We already knew four of the Vikings' seven inactives on Friday, with Chris Cook, Jamarca Sanford, Rhett Ellison and Christian Ponder out, and the absences of Cook and Sanford helped put a pair of defensive players -- veteran safety Mistral Raymond and rookie linebacker Gerald Hodges -- on the active game-day roster for the first time this season.

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Double Coverage: Steelers at Vikings

As exports go, sending the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers to London this weekend probably wasn't what the NFL had in mind.Both teams are 0-3.

Vikings: Matt Cassel's moment arrives

WATFORD, England -- The second-to-last time Matt Cassel started a game for the Kansas City Chiefs, it was a rainy Monday night in November in Pittsburgh.

Vikings injury report: Cook, Sanford out

WATFORD, England -- Along with quarterback Christian Ponder, the Vikings ruled out defensive backs Chris Cook and Jamarca Sanford for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, leaving their secondary thin heading into a game that they probably need to win in order to keep their season from careening off course.

Ponder has a fractured rib and will not play Sunday against the Steelers, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "They just made a decision for what's best for me and my health and this team," Ponder said. "It stinks but it is what it is. But I'll be back for Carolina."

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While Ponder (ribs) was limited in Thursday's practice, he got the majority of the snaps at quarterback, ESPN reports.

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